Screaming Into the Void (February 1st, 2019)

Tony Budny pens SCREAMING INTO THE VOID and looks at the best in writing and social media conversation around the biggest issues in beer. If you feel something should be included, have a tip, or just want to sound off, feel free to look him up on Twitter @DrinksTheThings or email DCBeer.

I am sorry to report the the Void is back. But you all know you were always here with me. There’s no escape after all. It’s like what my Croatian colleague at work said polar vortex was roughly (and poorly, he said) translated into in his native tongue for one media outlet: freezing black hole. *extremely Axl Rose voice* YOU’RE GONNA DIIIIIIIIIIIEEEE

The shutdown is over. I have received payment for services rendered. All is right in the world again… for three weeks. But, even though we’ve been paid, the repercussions will continue for a while, as everyone now has to catch up on a month of deadlines scheduled that whizzed by. This is just as true for breweries, which are, after all, businesses, and heavily regulated and taxed businesses at that. The lost revenue for breweries and businesses in the area can’t be made up, even as delays start to decrease.

DC Brau is expanding its release of Tuk-Tuk, a rice lager, just in time for the Chinese New Year.

Honestly, I have no idea what this is exactly [ed: good god, that’s, that’s amphora’s music!]. Is this the beer equivalent of the Terracotta Army? It’s from Allagash, so you know it’ll be good. It’ll definitely be better than… whatever this advice is.

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